Cirencester Town railway station

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Cirencester Town
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Remaining station frontage in 2006.
Location
Place Cirencester
Area Cotswold
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Grid reference SP020017
Operations
Original company Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping GWR
Platforms 1
History
31 May 1841 (1841-05-31) Opened as Cirencester
1 July 1924 Renamed Cirencester Town
6 April 1964 (1964-04-06) Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Cirencester Town railway station was one of three railway stations which formerly served the town of Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England; the others were Cirencester Watermoor and Chesterton Lane Halt.

History

The Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway was promoted to link the towns of Cheltenham and Gloucester to the Great Western Railway at Swindon; there was to be a branch from Kemble to Cirencester.[1] The line was authorised on 21 June 1836,[1] but took several years to build. The first section to open was that between Swindon and Kemble (where there was no station at first) together with the Cirencester branch; it opened on 31 May 1841.[2][3]

On 1 July 1924 the station was renamed Cirencester Town.[3]

The station closed to passengers on 6 April 1964.[3]

Routes

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Terminus   Great Western Railway
Cirencester Branch Line
  Chesterton Lane Halt
Line and station closed

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. MacDermot 1927, p. 170
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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